Throwback - My first shirt

Nonfiction has come a long way in 2 years. Just like our slogan "live + learn + lead", Nonfiction has continued to change and evolve. This picture here was the first design I finished and produced. I still love the colors to death. With little to no experience with Adobe Illustrator I tried my best with this one. I will always remember this shirt (and will def keep a bunch of dead stock for the future!).

Do any of yall own a shirt that you will never forget? If so feel free to post a comment bout it. What was it? What colors? and why do you think you remember it?

Today is special

Can anyone guess why today is so special? Probably not but I will put it out there. Today Ralph is celebrating his 23rd birthday. Yes thats right! Nonfiction's own is celebrating a very semi special birthday. I mean 23 doesn't allow you to do much more than 22... but lets all forget about that and give show some love. Happy Birthday to RIO


-BJR-

Fighting OUR Fight

What is to be OUR Generation's Fight? This is something that's been near and dear to my heart since first hearing my Pastor speak on the struggles faced by his own generation. Americans past and present have confronted, what may have seemed to be insurmountable tasks, time and time again. Bouts that include the movement for Civil Rights in the '50s & '60s, the protests for Peace & not War during the early '70s, and we can even date back to the 18th century as our forefathers fought for American independence and what we now call our American Freedom. These examples highlight the constant challenges met and conquered, while offering insight that history is indeed bound to to repeat itself. So what's to come for this generation?

Let it be said that while we don't live in a era that's rid of discrimination and violence, the generations prior have done more than enough to ensure that those to follow would be better off than themselves. So it's now our duty and responsibility to guarantee the same for those who will come behind us, our children and our children's children.

NonFiction supports EDUCATION.
to be continued ...


Fighting our Fight.
-RIO-

The D Word

I am sure I will write many more posts on my thoughts as they change constantly all the time. Today I want to write about death…



And NOOOO im not emo or in a bad mood. Hear me out!



Death is the only thing that is guaranteed “in” life. So my point is…why worry about it? I am not saying to be reckless and not take care of yourself. What I am saying is we should value life so much that we don’t fear the end. I remember when Obama was being interviewed and some reporter asked Michelle was she scared of a potential assassination of her husband. She simply replied, “Obama could be killed any day.” She said she does not fear something that she has no control over, and that their goal would not be diverted because of fear. I really believe and understand where she was coming from. When you fear things, you tend to subscribe to behavior that may hold you back. Trust me, I still have fears and insecurities. But my goal is to not worry about something I don’t have ultimate control over. With all of these high profile artists and celebrities passing away, people are getting real nervous about the big D word. So this week lets focus on what we have control over, and use this control to make an impact, make a change, make a difference where it counts.



Live-Learn-Lead



-BJR-

My boy's siiiick art

So my friend Isaac has a sick blog with his illustrations. For those of you who have been with us from the beginning he took my vision for the build a brain shirt and created an amazing design. Look for some more nonfiction ideas executed by him.

http://www.orloffillustration.blogspot.com/

-BJR-

We Are Back!

NF is back! Let these two new posts be the beginning of a regularly updated blog. Plan on posts and posts. This is a great time for Nonfiction! We are constantly working on making “it” work. Above is a sample image I have been working on for the NF logo. RIO and I feel like the Logo’s natural color should be yellow. Tell us what you think about that? Picture the yellow used in this design and the standard logo. If I am able to get to it tonight I will post a Yellow NF for all to see. For those of you who don’t work tomorrow…enjoy the early Friday!

-BJR-